Week 5

[grimgrinningghosts]

[...So that was a mess. All of it was a mess, and things don't look to be improving any time soon. With tensions at an all-time high and conditions worsened, it seems pretty safe to say that this whole week promises a great deal of foreboding atmosphere.

But, hey, things aren't entirely bad. Just as Randall promised, you're now able to leave the Manor! 

Just don't stay out there for too long. There's still a lot of you, and you just can't afford to lose numbers.

24 guests remain]

[SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY]

[OOC: and don't forget to fill out this week's activity check!]

Comments

[nachosquire]

[The moment Kim grabs him, he lets out a squeak and immediately starts waving his arms around. Come closer, scary elephant man. Come save him from this disaster.]

B-but I'm not prepared!

[He whines that at her, like a literal three year old.]

I-I'm not in the right kind of attire for this and I didn't bring any flowers, a-and my hair's all greasy and I've got split ends and I still don't know how to skateboard and there's a zit right in the middle of my forehead and---

[pinkflip]

Marco!

[ She grabs his shoulders and tries to look him right in the eye. ]

It doesn't have to be perfect, okay? Wasn't for me by a long shot. [ Encouraging smile! ] Just feel it out. That's all you need to do.

[nachosquire]

[Marco has to avoid her eyes by looking to the side, because he's an embarrassing awkward teen who's barely managed to have one (1) relationship before and everything inside of him is telling him to just book it and not give a crap about anything that might happen but.. well she has a point.

And this might be the only chance he gets to really tell Hiro how he feels, 'cause any time after this would really be way too embarrassing for him to say it.]


...you'll still punch him if he's a jerk?

[pinkflip]

[ Wider smile! ]

Right in the stomach.

[nachosquire]

Okay.

[Marco inhales a huuuuuge breath then, holding it for a couple of seconds before exhaling very slowly.]

Okay... I can do this. It's juuust Hiro, Diaz. You can do this.

[He slaps his cheeks a couple of times, trying to pump himself up but.. no. He's. So nervous Kim. He's so nervous. Look at him, he's sweating so much.]

[pinkflip]

[ just leading him back to the room, arm around his shoulders ]

You can do it! You can fight monsters, you can talk to one boy.

[nachosquire]

Yeah! Yeah, you're right! This is toooootally a piece of cake compared to what I do on a daily basis!

[That doesn't make him feel better but he sure as hell is going to pretend like it does, as they both return to the room.

Though seeing Hiro still there has him freeze in place but.. it's.. fine. He's fought monsters, he can do this.]

Heyyyy Hirooooo! My maaaaan!

[Here are some totally nonchalant fingerguns for you Hiro, as he walks like two entire feet into the room looking like he's about to Die.]

1/2

[pinkflip]

[ ...was this maybe a mistake????? ]

2/2

[pinkflip]

[ Not at all!!!!

Kim gives Hiro a big grin. ] As I was saying! You two need to relax, like...like teenage boys should! Sooo I set this up, so you could take advantage of something...a little quieter than usual.

[ c: ]

[upgradeit]

Hey, Marco?

[Hiro's paused with a fork of psta halfway to his mouth, because he was Hungry and???? Y'all were taking a long time???? There is sauce on his face.]

Are you . . . joining us?

[It's not that he doesn't realize this is a set-up. He did, but also???? He didn't think this was like????? A date-date?????????? IT'S A DATE-DATE ISN'T IT.]

[pinkflip]

[ Gently pushes Marco into the room. ]

He is! I'm not. I've got a few things to take care of.

[ IT'S A DATE-DATE, CONGRATS! ]

[nachosquire]

[You can practically hear the comedic screeching as Marco barely moves an inch on his own, instead letting himself be pushed in by Kim.]

Wait, you're not staying?!

[YOU CANT LEAVE HIM LIKE THIS]

[pinkflip]

Have fun!

[ SEE YOU BOYS SHE'S OUTIE ]

1/2

[upgradeit]

Kim, you can't just leave us!

[upgradeit]

[. . . Oh. She's gone. Hiro kind of desperately looks between where Kim was standing and Marco. Haha. He can do this?????]

Uh. Do you . . . want some of this?

[nachosquire]

[remember when i said marco looked like he wanted to die earlier? okay, imagine that same face but more like the look of someone who's already ascended to heaven]


....sure.

[Marco's voice cracks on that one single syllable and he just. Awkwardly shuffles over, pulls the empty seat back and takes a seat all in very rigid and robotic movements.]

Um... did Kim.. like....... tell you anything about this beforehand or anything? Just. Y'know. Asking. Just 'cause.

[upgradeit]

No? She was just, like "hey, Hiro! I need to talk to you before dinner!" and I was like "okay that's weird since we room together but Kim's trustworthy so why wouldn't I trust her?" and then I got here and she was talking about the elephants or whatever?

[Fun fact: when Hiro's nervous he just rambles Forever.]

And there were, like, candles? So I was like "okay, that's weird but maybe Kim just wants to have a night in or something!" because you know. It's been a stressful week? But nooooooo, she set me up.

[nachosquire]

[The entire time Hiro's explaining, Marco's just nodding along with his hands in his hoodie pocket, still sweating. Still looking like he'd rather hallucinate someone dying than be here right now.]

Yeahhh.... all I got was a note from her saying that she wanted to meet around this time. I probably should've been suspicious since she specified not to eat like, that's totally supicious right?

[He pulls one of his hands out of his pocket, running it through his hair.]

All the candles and stuff is super weird too, right? Like, if I didn't know any better, I'd think she set us up on a date or something! Haha!

[his awkwardness can probably be felt from across the manor]

[upgradeit]

[Hiro's just. Internally screaming? This is fine. It's fine. He's fine.]

Yeah, haha. Ha. That would be super wild, why. Why would she do that?

[Somewhere, Star and Tadashi respectively are screaming.]

[nachosquire]

I have nooooooooooooooooooooooo idea. None at all.

[Just gonna. Reach for that fork while Hiro's not using it to shove a meatball in his mouth.]

I mean, like........ people are dying here why would anyone even worry about dating in the first place?

[besides jyn and freddie and all those other gays.. an stan.... and.... okay everyone]

[upgradeit]

I don't know, it's - cabin fever! It makes people crazy.

[Haha. Ha. Oh god this is literally the worst, but if he leaves Kim will be Disappointed in him.]

Everyone seems to be hooking up, like we're not all in danger of dying horribly and you. You know what? More power to them.

[nachosquire]

H-haha..hahaha...

[Marco laughs a little uncomfortably long at that, and he drops his gaze to the spaghet in front of him, wondering what the fuck he's doing with his life right now.]

...I mean. I guess I can't. really blame them. It's kind of scary being trapped here while people are dying and nothing to do about it. I'd... proooobably... y'know...

[want someone to be with before he inevitably gets stabbed]

...I-I don't blame them.

[upgradeit]

. . . Yeah. Kim was telling me you can't let something that might happen stop you from doing what you want.

[Which has Absolutely No Relevance To What's Currently Happening, Obviously.]

I think it's nice that some people can do that. General Organa and Mr. Pines seem happy.

1/3

[nachosquire]

So do Jyn and Doreen. [hasnt found out about the clone thing yet okay]

And.. Freddie and Ariel....

[nachosquire]

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